Question about Mary and Joseph

[Timothysis]

St Thomas Aquinas the common doctor of the Church says she did. That’s enough evidence for me. But I guess that modern man deems himself so much smarter.

And if I’m not mistaken, Aquinas did not believe in the Immaculate Conception. Though St. Thomas shares an unrivaled place in the philosophy of theology, his work is not infallible.

 

[eelpis]

And if I’m not mistaken, Aquinas did not believe in the Immaculate Conception. Though St. Thomas shares an unrivaled place in the philosophy of theology, his work is not infallible.

St Thomas is the common doctor of the Church and he carries enormous authority (despite his teaching on the Immaculate Conception and animation of the body)

He simply says that to do something that is vowed is better and Mary choose the best part. It’s quite simple.
The fact that the Church celebrates liturgically the presentation of Mary on the 21st of November is also worth mentioning.

 

[FCEGM]

Quick question: if Joseph and Mary were a formally married couple, why had they not consummated their marriage? The Church asserts that Mary was a virgin before, during, and after the birth of Christ, yes? What was the nature of her marriage to Joseph, then, that they had not had procreative intercourse? I know enough about history to realize that at this point in time, it was common practice for married couples to consummate right after the wedding.

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I’ve never read anything addressing this. Just curious,

-Cait

Cait, this article addresses your question:

bringyou.to/apologetics/a82.htm

 

[Timothysis]

St Thomas is the common doctor of the Church and he carries enormous authority (despite his teaching on the Immaculate Conception and animation of the body)

He simply says that to do something that is vowed is better and Mary choose the best part. It’s quite simple.
The fact that the Church celebrates liturgically the presentation of Mary on the 21st of November is also worth mentioning.

Okie dokie